Here's our latest interview with a millionaire as we seek to learn from those who have grown their wealth to high heights. If you'd like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. At the end, I add some comments from the interview. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get … [Read more...]
Blog Update: ESI Money 1 Year Anniversary and the Business of Blogging
One year ago today I published my first post. What else would it be called other than Welcome to ESI Money? I thought I'd share an update with you on what's happened since and my plans for the future. I'll dive into the business side of blogging as I hope to make this site a decent post-retirement income stream. I thought you'd be interested in seeing if I can do it! … [Read more...]
College to Career Cycle of Success
While I was at my college reunion I ran into an old friend who was a year behind me in school. She's now a business professor at the school and teaches all aspects of business from marketing to accounting (about as far apart as you can get on the business spectrum). During the visit she had me step into one of her classrooms and tell the students a bit about my career. I … [Read more...]
How to Ask for a Raise
We've talked a good bit about how valuable your career is and that if you manage it correctly you can make it worth millions more. Sometimes you do everything right and that raise, promotion, or bonus just doesn't come. Employers aren't in the habit of handing out money and offering salary increases when they don't have to. They want to pay the least amount possible to make … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 1
I'm a big believer in learning from people who have actually done something you want to do (versus people who know about a topic "in theory" but miss many of the practical aspects of the issue.) As such, I'm beginning an interview series where I talk to people who have accomplished something extraordinary financially. Some will have high net worths, some will have grown … [Read more...]
The Value of Growing Your Career is Worth Millions More than I Thought
Anyone who has read ESI Money for more than 15 seconds knows I am a fan of growing your career (and thus your income). It's one of the keys that allowed me to retire early and a vital part of the "E" in E-S-I (earning). That's why I write posts like Two Huge Reasons Why Your Career Matters which highlights that 1) your career is your biggest financial asset, worth millions … [Read more...]
7 Steps to Millions More: Continue Learning and Developing Skills
In How to Manage Your Career to Make Millions More I listed seven steps to making the most of your career. Today we will be going into details of step #5: continue learning and developing skills. If you missed the other posts in this series, they are: 7 Steps to Millions More: Over-Perform 7 Steps to Millions More: Be Likeable 7 Steps to Millions More: Network … [Read more...]
Save and Make Money by Getting Rid of Stuff
"The more you have the more you have to have to take care of the things you have." Quote from a kids' radio show we listened to when our kids were young. One of my retirement activities is walking. It's always been at least a small part of my fitness routine but I've been walking more since I have extra time on my hands. I love walking as it gives me time to think and … [Read more...]
How to Ace an Interview
One of my projects since retiring has been to help my son find a job. We started by going through a couple books from the library. First we read Private Notes of a Headhunter: Proven Job Search and Interviewing Techniques for College Students and Recent Grads and then Knock 'Em Dead 2016: The Ultimate Job Search Guide. I would give my son assigned, daily reading … [Read more...]
ESI Money Reader Needs Interviewing Tips
We have an extra post this week. I am in the process of moving to four posts each week but this week there will be five. The reason is that I received an email Monday night with a sense of urgency to it. So I'm writing this on Tuesday (yesterday by the time it posts) and it's going live on Wednesday. As you'll see below, the reader has an interview on Friday, so we have … [Read more...]
